NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, August 14, 2026
NYT Crossword
Friday, August 14, 2026
Friday puzzle · 70 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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5A SNIFFSOUT15A AYCARAMBA17A BREAKUPSEX52A THATSMYJAM58A RAPACIOUS60A UMPTEENTH
The question-mark clues
A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 4; here are their numbers and answers.
- 22AAcross clue ending in “?” (8)
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RENTACOP - 44AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
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SEALABS - 32DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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HOSE - 49DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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STENT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 274 puzzles since November 2025:
ERR ×17ALI ×15NEON ×11RIO ×10ETON ×9ESC ×6ITCH ×6AMI ×5
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 33 Across answers
1A GIZA5A SNIFFSOUT14A IMON15A AYCARAMBA16A NEON17A BREAKUPSEX18A SAMURAI20A RIC21A UNFAIR22A RENTACOP27A CALORIE29A GOLOCO30A COTS31A ETCH33A SINCE34A AMI35A INCLOSE37A FAM38A SEGER40A HUSH41A SAMS42A COUSIN44A SEALABS46A ANECDOTE48A LEMURS50A ERR51A GOSPLAT52A THATSMYJAM57A LAZE58A RAPACIOUS59A ETON60A UMPTEENTH61A SERT
All 37 Down answers
1D GINSU2D IMEANCOMEON3D ZOOMFATIGUE4D ANNUALS5D SARI6D NYE7D ICARE8D FAKING9D FRUCTOSE10D SAP11D OMS12D UBE13D TAX17D BARREN19D RIO22D RECLUSE23D ALI24D CONFABULATE25D OCCAMSRAZOR26D POEMS28D ITCH30D CASCA32D HOSE35D IRIDESCE36D SHALOM39D ESC41D SAMPLES43D NORMIE45D LES47D TRYON49D STENT51D GASH52D TRU53D HAM54D APP55D TAT56D JUT
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Friday, August 14, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Zhou Zhang, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 32 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is about average for a Friday. 4 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 14: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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